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Fenton House
Hampstead · Hampstead · Second-audit addition
Story
Fenton House is one of Hampstead’s major historic houses, dating from the late seventeenth century. It still preserves its domestic rooms, a walled garden and an orchard, offering a glimpse into a Hampstead predating the Victorian villas: a substantial merchant or gentry house, still very much within a village setting. Inside, it houses an important collection of historic keyboard instruments, assembled by Major Benton Fletcher. A visit here allows one to understand the evolution of the neighbourhood and what life was like in a house of this scale at the time.
What to look for
Look for the red-brick house, its garden walls, and how the property establishes a visual transition from the street pattern of Church Row and Holly Place.
Secret detail
Beyond the period architecture and decor, the house holds a specialist collection of historic keyboard instruments, not merely generic furnishings for an 'old house'.
Where exactly
Fenton House is on Hampstead Grove. The National Trust entrance is marked on the map.
Orientation
The exterior is always accessible; the house and garden are only open on confirmed days and if you have additional time for a visit.
Why it matters
This house, with its garden and historic instrument collection, is crucial for understanding Hampstead's history and the life of London's gentry in past centuries.
Access & opening
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Accessibility
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